2023 African Games


The 13th African Games, also known as Accra 2023, were hosted by Ghana from 8–23 March 2024. Despite having Accra as the main host city, the games were held in two sub-host cities: Kumasi and Cape Coast. The games were initially planned to be held in August 2023, however a failure to complete facilities on time and arguments over marketing revenue resulted in the games being delayed to March 2024.
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Bids

Accra, Ghana Abuja, NigeriaOuagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ghana won the rights to host the event in October 2018. In November 2021, Ghana signed an agreement with the African Union to host the event.

Venues

Plans to build a new stadium for the event were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new Borteyman Sports Complex located in Borteyman, Accra is intended to be used for indoor sports.
VenueEventsCapacityStatus
Accra Sports Stadium40,000Existing
Borteyman Sports Complex500Commissioned
Borteyman Sports Complex
500Commissioned
Borteyman Sports Complex
1,000Commissioned
Borteyman Sports Complex1,000Commissioned
Theodosia Okoh Hockey StadiumExisting
Achimota OvalExisting
University of Ghana Sports Facilities

Renovation
Ga-Mashiae Hall

Existing
Bukom Boxing Arena4000Existing

Marketing

The mascot, the logo and the website of the event were unveiled in December 2021.
The mascot, known asɔkɔdeɛ, is an anthropomorphic eagle wearing the Ghanaian Flag.

Participating nations

From the 54 members of the Association of [National Olympic Committees of Africa|ANOCA]. 53 sent delegations to compete in the event, the only exception was Cape Verde. Also noteworthy was the presence of a delegation from the African Judo Union. This happened because the National Sports Federation in Angola was suspended and the country's athletes competed as neutrals in the sport. However, their 3 medals are added to the Angolan delegation in the final table.
Participating National Olympic Committees

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Sports

Squash was expected to feature at the 13th African Games. But, when the final list of events, they were cut from the games program. In February 2022, it was announced that cricket and arm wrestling will make its debut in the 2023 edition of the games. Rugby union is also set to make its debut. A total of 23 sports games have been confirmed for the continental event.
Demonstration sports:

Calendar

The schedule for the Games was as follows.

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Gold medal events CC Closing ceremony


Medal table

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African Para Games

In January 2022, president of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons visited Ghana in support of the 2023 African Para Games which were also to be held in Ghana.

Demonstration Sports

MMA

For the first time in the history of the games, Mixed Martial Arts was introduced as a demonstration sport in the African Games. The event was conducted by Global Association Of Mixed Martial Arts. MMA athletes from all over the continent came to participate. Over a span of 2 days nearly 50 fights were conducted to finally crown the African Games Champions in their respective weight classes.
The 2023 African Games MMA tournament included athletes from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo.
The final results of the 2023 African Games MMA tournament were announced by GAMMA on their website.